diff --git a/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js b/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
index cad80605..dac2075c 100644
--- a/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
+++ b/lib/ace/ext/language_tools.js
@@ -67,8 +67,14 @@ var snippetCompleter = {
     }
 };
 
-exports.removeCompleters = function() {
-    completers = [];
+// Allows default completers to be removed or replaced with a explict set of completers
+// A null argument here will result in an empty completer array, not a null attribute
+exports.setCompleters = function(val) {
+    if (val == null || val == undefined || (!(val instanceof Array)) ) {
+        completers = [];
+    } else {
+        completers = val;
+    }
 };
 
 var completers = [snippetCompleter, textCompleter, keyWordCompleter];